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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2011
UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
(also known as
UFC on Versus 4
) was a
mixed martial arts
event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
on June 26, 2011, at
Consol Energy Center
in
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
.
[2]
The event was broadcast on
Versus
in the U.S. and was broadcast on
Rogers Sportsnet
in Canada.
Background
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This is the fourth live UFC card to appear on Versus.
Matthew Riddle
was expected to face
T. J. Grant
, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by
Charlie Brenneman
.
[3]
However, just days before the event Grant was forced from the card due to an unknown illness. Without proper time to find a replacement the bout was scrapped.
[4]
Anthony Johnson
was expected to face
Nate Marquardt
in the main event, but was forced from the bout with a rotator cuff injury and replaced by
Rick Story
.
[3]
However, Nate Marquardt did not receive medical clearance the day of the weigh-ins and therefore pulled out of the main event. Charlie Brenneman, whose earlier bout with T. J. Grant was removed from the card, stepped in to fight
Rick Story
, while the
Pat Barry
vs.
Cheick Kongo
fight was promoted to the main event.
[5]
Dana White subsequently announced that Marquardt would be cut from the UFC due to the seriousness of the failed medical clearance but because of Pennsylvania health privacy laws, White could not disclose the specifics of the case
[6]
Martin Kampmann
was expected to face
John Howard
, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by
Matt Brown
. Brown's original opponent
Rich Attonito
faced
Daniel Roberts
.
[3]
The entire preliminary card was streamed on
Facebook
.
[7]
The event drew an estimated 744,000 viewers on Versus.
[8]
Results
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Main Card (Versus)
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Heavyweight
|
Cheick Kongo
|
def.
|
Pat Barry
|
KO (punch)
|
1
|
2:39
|
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Welterweight
|
Charlie Brenneman
|
def.
|
Rick Story
|
Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Welterweight
|
Matt Brown
|
def.
|
John Howard
|
Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Heavyweight
|
Matt Mitrione
|
def.
|
Christian Morecraft
|
KO (punches)
|
2
|
4:28
|
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Preliminary card (
Facebook
)
|
Weight class
|
|
|
|
Method
|
Round
|
Time
|
Notes
|
Featherweight
|
Tyson Griffin
|
def.
|
Manvel Gamburyan
|
Decision (majority) (29?28, 29?28, 29?29)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Featherweight
|
Javier Vazquez
|
def.
|
Joe Stevenson
|
Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 29?28, 30?27)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Lightweight
|
Joe Lauzon
|
def.
|
Curt Warburton
|
Submission (kimura)
|
1
|
1:58
|
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Welterweight
|
Rich Attonito
|
def.
|
Daniel Roberts
|
Decision (unanimous) (29?27, 30?27, 29?28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
|
Lightweight
|
Charles Oliveira
|
vs
|
Nik Lentz
|
No Contest (illegal knee)
|
2
|
1:48
|
[a]
|
Featherweight
|
Ricardo Lamas
|
def.
|
Matt Grice
|
TKO (head kick and punches)
|
1
|
4:41
|
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Lightweight
|
Michael Johnson
|
def.
|
Edward Faaloloto
|
TKO (punches)
|
1
|
4:42
|
|
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Originally ruled a Submission (rear naked choke) win for Oliveira, result was overturned due to an illegal knee by Oliveira.
Bonus awards
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Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
[9]
- Fight of the Night: Nik Lentz vs. Charles Oliveira
- Knockout of the Night: Cheick Kongo
- Submission of the Night: Joe Lauzon
References
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]
- ^
a
b
Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (June 26, 2011).
"UFC on Versus 4 earns reported 7,792 attendance figure for $562K gate"
.
MMAjunkie.com
. Archived from
the original
on June 30, 2011
. Retrieved
June 27,
2011
.
- ^
"UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry"
. ufc.com. April 6, 2011.
- ^
a
b
c
"Fight card updates"
. ufc.com.
- ^
"T.J. Grant withdraws from UFC on Versus 4, fight with Charlie Brenneman scrapped"
. MMAJunkie.com. 2011-06-22. Archived from
the original
on 2011-06-27.
- ^
Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (June 25, 2011).
"Marquardt scratched from UFC on Versus 4; Barry-Kongo now main, Story gets Brenneman"
.
MMAjunkie.com
. Archived from
the original
on June 28, 2011
. Retrieved
June 27,
2011
.
- ^
Stupp, Dann (June 25, 2011).
"Dana White says Nate Marqaurdt's UFC days are done following UFC on Versus 4 scratch"
.
MMAjunkie.com
. Retrieved
June 27,
2011
.
- ^
"UFC on Versus 4 preliminary card to stream on Facebook preliminary-card bouts"
. mmajunkie.com. June 20, 2011. Archived from
the original
on June 25, 2011.
- ^
"Versus Broadcast of UFC Live 4 Nets 744,000 Viewers"
. sherdog.com. June 28, 2011.
- ^
Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (June 26, 2011).
"UFC on Versus 4 bonuses: Kongo, Lauzon, Oliveira and Lentz earn $50K awards"
.
MMAjunkie.com
. Archived from
the original
on June 30, 2011
. Retrieved
June 27,
2011
.
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